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Green Tea and Losing Weight

17 years ago

Has anyone had success drinking green tea and losing weight.

Someone told me that drinking green will help when dieting.

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workoutlady
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
My DH has been trying it. He has lost weight but I'm not sure it's because of the green tea. He has also been walking a lot more. He says that it seems to give him a bit more energy so maybe that's why people lose weight.
enjoyingspring
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17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Is he drinking a certain type of green tea or just any kind will do????
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jannie
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I think scissors husband is on the right track. Tea, water, it doesn't matter. Stay hydrated and get some exercise, you'll definitely lose weight.
Terri_PacNW
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Just drinking green tea will only hydrate you..there aren't enough "magic" properties in it to slim you without doing all the other right things..like burning more calories than you eat..It's truely the only way to safely and permanently loose weight.
carol_in_california
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I had lots and lots of green tea while visiting my kids in Tokyo....and I walked a lot every day. I ate well and my weight stayed the same.
No matter what you drink it all comes down to calorie intake vs calorie output.
Sensible eating and aerobic exercise daily is the key.
Can't hurt....might help. Just don't add sugar.
marygailv
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I know my daughter who has had two blood clots and takes blood thinner should not drink green tea. Here is part of an article I found:

People with heart problems, kidney disorders, stomach ulcers, and psychological disorders (particularly anxiety) should not take green tea. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should also avoid green tea.

Possible Interactions
If you are currently being treated with any of the following medications, you should not drink green tea or take green tea extract without first talking to your doctor:

Adenosine. Green tea may inhibit the actions of adenosine, a medication administered in a hospital setting for an irregular (and usually unstable) heart rhythm.

Antibiotics, beta-lactam. Green tea may increase the effectiveness of beta-lactam antibiotics by reducing bacterial resistance to treatment.

Aspirin . Green tea and aspirin should not be mixed because they both prevent platelets from clotting. Using the two together may increase your risk of bleeding.

Benzodiazepines. Caffeine (including caffeine from green tea) has been shown to reduce the sedative effects of benzodiazepines (medications commonly used to treat anxiety, such as diazepam and lorazepam).

Beta-blockers, propranolol and metoprolol. Caffeine (including caffeine from green tea) may increase blood pressure in people taking propranolol and metoprolol (medications used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease).

Blood Thinning Medications . People who take warfarin, a blood thinning medication, should not drink green tea. Since green tea contains vitamin K, it can make warfarin ineffective. (See also the aspirin listing, above.)

Chemotherapy. The combination of green tea and chemotherapy medications, specifically doxorubicin and tamoxifen, increased the effectiveness of these medications in laboratory tests. However, these results have not yet been demonstrated in studies on people. On the other hand, there have been reports of both green and black tea extracts stimulating a gene in prostate cancer cells that may cause them to be less sensitive to chemotherapy drugs. Given this potential interaction, people should not drink black and green tea (as well as extracts of these teas) while receiving chemotherapy for prostate cancer in particular.

Clozapine. The anti-psychotic effects of the medication clozapine may be reduced if taken less than 40 minutes after drinking green tea.

Ephedrine. When taken together with ephedrine, green tea may cause agitation, tremors, insomnia, and weight loss.

Lithium. Green tea has been shown to reduce blood levels of lithium (a medication used to treat manic/depression).

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) . Green tea may cause a severe increase in blood pressure (called a "hypertensive crisis") when taken together with MAOIs used to treat depression. Examples of MAOIs include phenelzine and tranylcypromine.

Oral contraceptives. Oral contraceptives can prolong the amount of time caffeine stays in the body and may increase its stimulating effects.

Phenylpropanolamine. A combination of caffeine (including caffeine from green tea) and phenylpropanolamine (an ingredient used in many over-the-counter and prescription cough and cold medications and weight loss products) can cause mania and a severe increase in blood pressure. The FDA issued a public health advisory in November 2000 to warn people of the risk of bleeding in the brain from use of this medication and has strongly urged all manufacturers of this drug to remove it from the market
classact
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Is it just green tea or any tea that causes these reactions????
User
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Just make sure you don't add sugar or milk to the tea. You can lose a lot of weight if you stay clear of sugary drinks or any drinks with calories and switch over to water, or carbonated drinks with 0 calories. Switch your milk to a lower fat milk. Just switching from 1% to skim milk can help you lose 6lbs in a year. And that's just one switch! Most people find that simply getting rid of coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew (even diet pop), they lose weight fast. I keep a jug of filtered water in the fridge all the time and only buy pop for big dinners, which is really only 3x a year now. I thought I would miss it, but really don't.
sjarz
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I tried Green Tea for weight loss once and couldn't take it more than a few days as I got intense seizing up stomach pains from it - it also made my kidneys ache.
I also tried this 'herbal' stuff called Orovo Detox - supposed to be chalk full of all this natural goodness that promotes weight loss - uh huh ...
most likely filled with speed or straight caffeine - once I took the caplets I couldn't sit still, was very hyper and shaky, got a lot done mind you, but I stopped those after only a few days as well.
Nothing beats the tried and true, cut the calories and fat, drink lots of water, get out for a walk.
Suzan J
joyfulguy
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I've received about 200 - 300 email messages offering something that sounds like green tea (possibly a special type) offering weight loss.

Sorry - they all went into the dust bin.

Could send one to you, when a new one arrives ... as I'm sure that it will ... if you wish!

Can't offer any hint of a guarantee as to their possible effectiveness, sorry!

ole joyful

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